Illegal mine workings on the Johannesburg West Rand.
ILLEGAL MINING
A THREAT TO
THE INDUSTRY
Rampant illegal mining poses
a considerable threat to the
formal mining industry in terms
of sustainability as well as posing
innumerable risk to the wellbeing
of surrounding communities,
writes Nico Pienaar.
A
s a result, the surface mining industry
association is working closely with its
members and authorities to identify and
clamp down on illegal mining of all types, from small
borrow pits to well organised, large-scale mining
undertaken by syndicates.
The recent deaths of seven illegal miners on the East
Rand underscores the urgent need to identify rogue
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INSIGHT
Nico Pienaar, director of ASPASA.
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